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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
325 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MIDWEST
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON
WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL PICK UP IN STRENGTH LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY
BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>032-061-062-070>072-292100-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0001.130129T2100Z-130130T2100Z/
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-LOGAN KY-
WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...
MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...
BEDFORD...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...
BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN
325 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 /225 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
35 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM
SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WEAKENED TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS
INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1047 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>032-061-062-070>072-301600-
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-
PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-
MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-
OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-
SIMPSON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...
MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...
BEDFORD...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...
FRANKLIN
1047 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 /947 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. AT THIS TIME...THE
BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM
MIDNIGHT LATE TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. GIVEN THE RATHER
STRONG WIND FIELDS...THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CAN NOT BE
RULED OUT.

OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS...THE GRADIENT WIND WILL INCREASE
DRAMATICALLY TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND
JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

AS THE COLD FRONT CAUSING TONIGHT`S RAINS MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL RETURN TO THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SOME MINOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. ANOTHER QUICK-MOVING DISTURBANCE COULD BRING
ADDITIONAL SNOWS ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED TONIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY.

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MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.


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